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Michael Diamond may be best known as Mike D of the Beastie Boys, but he’s also an AT&T shareholder, and he’s now played a central role in forcing a shareholder vote on net neutrality . He, along with his wife Tamra Davis and John P
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SEC sides with Beastie Boys’ Mike D, says AT&T must allow shareholder vote on net neutrality
It was once said that if a phone or tablet used a stylus its hardware designers had blown it .
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AT&T Galaxy Note review
Acer android smartphone was set to be unveiled at the MWC 2012. However, it seems we won’t have to wait until then since the device has been leaked today by Acer themselves.
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Acer CloudMobile Android Smartphone Leaked
We’ve known AT&T’s had shared data plans in the works for a healthy amount of time, as the GSM carrier let the cat out of the bag many seasons ago. And while Ralph de la Vega hasn’t hid his company’s aspirations from view , the network hasn’t exactly been forthcoming about when the party is going to get started. If the above and below screenshots are any indication, however, AT&T has already added support for group data into Telegence, the internal system employees use to manage customer accounts
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AT&T prepares internal systems for shared data, launch date still TBD
What do you do after reporting “blow-out” earnings and instituting larger, pricier , data plans? If you’re AT&T, why not go for the jugular by doubling upgrade fees? Per the above leaked memo, that’s exactly what Ma Bell plans to do come February 12th, upping the existing $18 fee to a new high of $36
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AT&T doubling its upgrade fee to $36 on February 12th (update: confirmed)
AT&T has announced the Samsung Galaxy Note will be available on February 19th. However, you can get your hands-on earlier than that without have to line-up in front of AT&T stores.
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Best Buy Offering Samsung Galaxy Note For Pre-Order, Free Flip Cover
You know the saying, second place is the first loser? Well, it looks like AT&T, which recently saw its attempt to absorb T-Mobile thwarted , is living up to that adage by petitioning the FCC to impose an “overly aggressive buildout” of Dish’s planned mobile network . In a recent filing to the Commission, the satco countered this request for ” LightSquared -like” requirements, defining its operation as a strictly retail endeavor, one that faces entirely different hurdles than that of its wholesale competitor.
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AT&T seeks to impose conditions on Dish LTE network, FCC to settle wireless squabble
Motorola DROID 4 was officially introduced during CES 2012. While yesterday, we saw the Motorola DORID 4 as ‘coming soon’ via DroidDoes.com
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[Rumor] Verizon To Offered Motorola DROID 4 By February 9th
So far, Google Wallet has its official US availability on NFC-compatible handsets limited by unfriendly carriers with their own mobile payment services in mind , but it appears that is no longer the case for Nexus handsets with AT&T SIMs inserted.
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AT&T connected Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S get Android Market Google Wallet installs
The news regarding the Samsung Galaxy S III not making it’s entrance on MWC 2012 has become a big disappointment. However, Samsung is preparing something else under their sleeves. They are launching another android device that will fall between Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III
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Samsung ‘Galaxy S II Plus’ To Be Launch Soon
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi’s diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster , the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above.
If you found yourself longing for the minor tweaks Samsung made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany earlier this year, you may be in luck: Apple’s filed for a preliminary injunction against the slate stateside.
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy! Continue reading FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:00 EDT
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit
Having spent a little time with it, we’re impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150 , at such an affordable price. As you’d expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it’s not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it’s pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x zoom lens and a good assortment of features
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers. (Credit: Sony) One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.
(Credit: CNET) Everyone who uses Instagram , EyeEm , or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original.
It’s safe to say that anticipation is high for the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview , which will become available in the first week of June.
